Improving Student Engagement and Performance

Speaker:

Jonny Zivku

Date and Time:

Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 11:30am to 12:00pm

Location:

Fields Institute, Room 230

Abstract:

In order for students to succeed, they need to be engaged in the material. Studies have shown that brain activity sitting in class listening to a lecture is comparable to watching TV. To improve learning, engagement and retention, students need to be actively involved with the material. That involvement may be using an interactive learning object to visualize a concept or answer a question, or it may be doing homework problems. The key is in the doing. This session will discuss different techniques to improve student engagement, specifically in STEM subjects.

Bio: Jonny Zivku earned his BMath in Combinatorics & Optimization and Pure Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He has been with Maplesoft since 2009 and is currently a Product Manager for Online Education Products at Maplesoft. His previous roles included working with the Technical Support team, the Quality Assurance team, the Project Management team, and managing Maple T.A. and our Placement Test Suite.

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